For grants in aid to contract for hyperten-
sion prevention, screening and treatment
programs. Notwithstanding any provision
of law to the contrary, the commissioner
may utilize a portion of the monies appro-
priated herein, in conjunction with a por-
tion of the monies appropriated to the
department for one or more other preven-
tive health programs, for the purpose of
awarding one or more contracts to health
care providers in areas of the state with
high mortality and
and morbidity rates and
limited availability of preventive health
care, for the purpose of testing the feas-
ibility of delivering preventive health
services, including hypertension screen-
ing, in a comprehensive, integrated manner